Ancient Art of Mithila: Madhubani

Art is a salient feature of Indian cultural heritage. They both are well-connected in terms of depicting contemporary life, values, and traditions. Indian art is abundant with traditions that date back hundreds and thousands of years. One such traditional style of art is Madhubani painting or Mithila painting which originated in the Mithila region of the northern Indian state of Bihar. Today Madhubani paintings are admired across the world. Many

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Mahashivratri: A Divine Union of Shiva and Shakti

The culture, traditions, and rituals in India have a deeper meaning in terms of their celebration. They are closely related to the divine energy which can be felt at times when we observe the festival or rituals.  The festival of Mahashivratri is one amongst them which has a tremendous significance in Hindu culture. It is the ‘Great night of Shiva’ that is the most significant event to experience the path

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Major Somnath Sharma: The First Recipient of Param Vir Chakra

On 31st January, India observes the 99th birth anniversary of Major Somnath Sharma, the first recipient of India’s highest bravery award ‘Param Vir Chakra’. Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. The PVC award has been awarded 21 times, of which 14 were awarded posthumously and 16 arose from actions in Indo-Pakistani conflicts. Of these 21, 20 have gone

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Reasons to Celebrate Martyrs’ Days in India

Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas is observed on 30th January across the country. The day marks the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The President, the Vice-President, the Prime Minister, and the defense minister gathered at Rajghat memorial and paid tribute at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. Many schools organize programs on this day so that students can participate in singing patriotic songs and talk about the lives of great leaders

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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: An Icon of Unmatched Patriotism and Bravery

Netaji’s remarkable contribution to the Indian freedom struggle is exceptional that made him one of the greatest leaders ever born. He reestablished the first Indian National Army (INA), Azad Hind Fauj in 1943 which was initially formed in 1942 by Rash Behari Bose. He inspired many Indian youths to participate in the struggle for independence. Early Life Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha on January 23, 1897.

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National Clean Air Program: Working towards Cleaner Environment

In a vast country and an emerging economy like India, many challenging issues arise and they need proper attention. Air pollution has increasingly been becoming a serious concern. India has been continually working for a clean environment and pollution-free air and water. To address the issue, the Indian government has taken many significant steps that showed some improvements but over some time, they seemed inadequate, so the need for National

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e-SHRAM Card: An Initiative For the Welfare of Workers

Ministry of Labor and Employment India has initiated a new scheme for the welfare of workers. With a new portal named e-SHRAM Portal, they can register themselves and obtain a Unique Identification number. The purpose of the launch of this portal is to collect Data on workers in unorganized sectors. The Ministry of Labor and Employment is preparing a national database of unorganized workers NDUW, under this, the e-SHRAM Portal

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All You Need to Know About Thyroid

January is Thyroid Awareness Month when people are made aware of thyroid disease. Many of us have heard of thyroid disease but we don’t know what impact it puts on our health and how important role it plays for our health. American Thyroid Association (ATA) was founded with the objective of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid disorder and thyroid cancer. During the month, American Thyroid Association carries out campaigns

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How NRIs can invest in Gold

Since ancient times to the modern generation in India, Gold has been a valuable commodity; this is the reason people have a high preference for Gold as an asset class, even for NRIs it is the safest and most profitable investment besides Real estate investment. The rising gold rate in India opens up opportunities for NRI Gold investment in India.  On analyzing the rise and fall in the rates, it

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Understand All About QR Code

With technological advancement in society, we find many things becoming easier for us, but at the same time, these technological inventions seem baffling to us. Understanding the basic concepts and uses may be too difficult to understand. Among such things, the introduction of QR codes provides instant interaction between businesses and customers. You may be wondering how the QR codes work? Before moving further, we need to understand what is

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